Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Brown Candover canopy cleaning
We cover Brown Candover for deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
How we handle canopy cleaning in Brown Candover
Duct Doctor has cleaned canopies and hoods since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have drips from the canopy onto the range and filters that never seem to stay clean, we can put it right, from grease gutters, canopy light fittings and wall canopies onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Brown Candover (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Brown Candover
Getting the canopy cleaned in Brown Candover now saves a bigger job later. The work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, done while the kitchen is closed. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Planning a trip to Brown Candover ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Brown Candover businesses choose us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- We are fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It doesn’t solve:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Brown Candover
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Brown Candover before we set off.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Do you need canopy cleaning in Brown Candover?
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
Around Brown Candover, as anywhere, we clean the parts you cannot see as well as the canopy you can.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Also near Brown Candover
Other services in Brown Candover
Part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Many canopies have troughs or gutters around the edge to catch running grease. They’re emptied and cleaned during the job, so they can do their job again.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and scrape it clean.
FAQs for Brown Candover
Can you get to a site in Brown Candover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Brown Candover included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Brown Candover?
Fire safety enforcement in Brown Candover is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
You get a photo report with before and after photos. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Canopy cleaning in Brown Candover: the local picture
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Brown Candover. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. About 53 miles out from central London, Brown Candover is part of the South East area we work across. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Brown Candover, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Brown Candover is about 9 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. For canopy cleaning in and around Brown Candover, please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Brown Candover. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 19 miles from Brown Candover.
Here we cover the SO24 postcode area for canopy cleaning. We cover sites on Spybush Lane, Bryces Lane and Gravel Close and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Brown Candover, we cover Totford (1 mile south-west), Northington (1 mile south-west), Preston Candover (2 miles north-east), Upper Wield (3 miles east) and Old Alresford (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (9 miles north), Winchester (9 miles south-west), Eastleigh (15 miles south-west), Andover (14 miles west), Chandler's Ford (15 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
What’s near Brown Candover
Around Brown Candover, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Woolpack Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Micheldever station, about 4.4 miles north-west. A little further out are Barton Castle (2.7 miles east).